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Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls to action won’t be done until 2081: report
OTTAWA – A new report from the Yellowhead Institute says Canada won’t complete all 94 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action until 2081. The institute found that no calls to action were completed over the course of 2023. Only 13 of the 94 recommendations from the commission, which documented the history and ... Read More »
Alouettes ink GM Maciocia, head coach Maas to long-term extensions after Grey Cup win
MONTREAL – The Grey Cup-champion Montreal Alouettes have signed general manager Danny Maciocia and head coach Jason Maas to long-term contract extensions. Maciocia signed a four-year contract through 2027, while Maas was extended three years through 2026. The Alouettes won their eighth Grey Cup in franchise history and first since 2010 with a 28-24 victory ... Read More »
Feds sign first carbon contract for difference with Calgary-based Entropy
CALGARY – A Calgary carbon capture company has signed a first-of-its-kind carbon offtake agreement with the federal government. The federal Liberal government promised in its recent fall economic statement to introduce a carbon contracts for difference framework in order to give certainty to companies considering investing in emissions reducing technology. Carbon contracts for difference reduce ... Read More »
5-month skid in home sales snapped in November as easing mortgage rates give buyers breathing room
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in November, ending a five-month skid, as easing mortgage rates provided some breathing room for homebuyers. Existing home sales rose 0.8% last month from October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.82 million, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday. That tops the ... Read More »
Quebec labour unions threaten unlimited strike in new year if no deal is reac
MONTREAL – Four Quebec public sector unions representing hundreds of thousands of workers say they will launch an unlimited strike early in the new year if they don’t reach a deal with the government. The four unions, which are negotiating together and calling themselves the “common front,” say it’s still possible to settle before the ... Read More »
Hamas leader visits Cairo as talks over another Gaza cease-fire gather pace
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Hamas’ top leader traveled to Cairo on Wednesday for talks on the war in Gaza, part of a flurry of diplomacy aimed at securing another cease-fire and swap of hostages for Palestinian prisoners at a moment when Israel’s offensive shows no signs of slowing. Hamas militants have been putting ... Read More »
CRA has fired 185 employees for ‘inappropriately’ claiming COVID-19 CERB benefits
OTTAWA – The Canada Revenue Agency says 185 employees have been fired to date for claiming a federal COVID-19 benefit when they were not eligible for it. That’s an increase of 65 since the CRA last updated the public on its review in September. The CRA is reviewing approximately 600 cases in which current employees ... Read More »
CP NewsAlert: Record-shattering 2023 wildfires voted Canadian news story of the year
HALIFAX – The wildfires that disrupted the lives of thousands of Canadians – and shattered records for the amount of forest burned – have been voted The Canadian Press story of the year. An unusually mild and dry winter in much of the country set the stage for an unprecedented season that led to 200,000 ... Read More »
Boston mayor apologizes to Black men wrongly accused in 1989 murder that shone spotlight on racism
BOSTON (AP) – Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued a formal apology Wednesday to two Black men who were wrongly accused in a 1989 murder of a white woman, a case that coarsened divisions in a city long split along racial lines and renewed suspicion and anger directed at the police department by the city’s Black ... Read More »
Canadian throwers stole the show in 2023 with historic world athletics performances
Canada threw itself onto the track and field map – quite literally – with some history-making performances at the 2023 world athletics championships. Ethan Katzberg and Camryn Rogers won the men’s and women’s hammer throw world titles in August, and Sarah Mitton added a silver medal in the women’s shot put in Budapest, Hungary. Katzberg ... Read More »
American consumers are feeling much more confident as holiday shopping season peaks
American consumers are feeling more confident than they have since summer, good news for businesses with the all-important holiday shopping season peaking. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Wednesday that its consumer confidence index rose for the second straight month, to 110.7 in December from 101 in November. That’s much better than analysts’ ... Read More »
